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Seven-Eleven Committee 1.20.2021

The Seven Eleven committee with the Paso Robles school district is recommending the closure of the Georgia brown school site. The dual immersion school will move to Speck School, which is being built on the west side of Vine street in that Bauer Speck campus. The oversight committee will be making public their recommendation today.

PRJUSD 1.20.2021

The Paso Robles school board finally made their way through the San Luis Obispo county grand jury board criticizing the previous school board. Tomorrow, Bausch talks about the board’s plans to hire an attorney, and the unlikely possibility that the district will make any attempt to recover any of the money lost during the administration…

Vaccines in Paso Robles 1.20.2021

Vaccines for the coronavirus are not going as smoothly as hoped in Paso Robles. Paso Robles fire department battalion chief Randy Harris tells the council last night the reservations filled up quickly last week. He says they’ll start taking them again on Thursday for next week. For more information: sloready.org or (805) 543-2444.

Paso Robles and PG & E 1.20.2021

The Paso Robles city council also discussed a proposal by PG and E for changes to the Estrella substation and Paso Robles area reinforcement project. The plan includes 70-100 foot towers along highway 46 on the east side of Paso Robles. Community development director Warren Frace described the process. Frace says the intent is to…

North County Weather 1.19.2021

Mostly sunny today, but cooler. Highs this afternoon near 67. NE winds 15-25 miles per hour with occasional gusts to 40 mph. Clear skies overnight, lows near 35. Tomorrow, mostly sunny skies, highs near 73. NE winds 10-20 mph. The extended forecast calls mostly sunny skies through most of the week. We may get some…

Santa Rita Ranch 1.19.2021

Recently, we learn that the Land Conservancy has purchased the 1700 acre Santa Rita Ranch off 46 west, just west of Old Creek road. Paul Morgan of Paso Robles says he was up there several decades ago. Morgan says the Ahrtzel family, who owned the Santa Rita Ranch had an amazing collection of fossils they…

SLO Co Covid Update 1.19.2021

San Luis Obispo county health department giving its weekend report on Covid-19. 512 new cases over the weekend. So far, 15,600 county residents have tested positive for the corona-virus since they began testing in mid-March. Most have fully have recovered. Seven new deaths reported. The fatalities range in age from 50 to 100. Since last…